IELTS Listening Test – Multiple-choice questions Exam techniques Ø Understanding the task Ø Listening for key words Ø Eliminating wrong answers Question types A. Multiple choice answers B. Labelling a diagram C. Choosing answers from a list A) Multiple choice answers Exam tip – Underline key words in the questions and the options to help you focus on the exact information you need to listen for. Exam tip – Don’t make your selection too quickly – make sure you listen to the Exercise 1 Look at the following questions and the 3 options that follow. Which are the key words in the question and the statement? Write them in the spaces provided. 1. What did the speakers say about the price of the tickets? A They are expensively priced for a small exhibition ______________________________________ opinion of both speakers. C They are reasonable for a large exhibition Listen to the recording and note down key words which will help you answer each question. ______________________________________ B They are the same as for the impressionist exhibition _____________________________________ In this toolbox exercise we are going to look at the following exam techniques and question types to help you in the IELTS Listening test: _____________________________________ Exercise 2